Electric animal-exterminator.



B. S. AMES.

ELECTRIC ANIMAL EXTERMINATOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1908.

922,377, Patented May 18, 1909.

- naw woe BYRoN s. AMES, or WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

'E'LECTRIC ANmAL Ex'r'EnmNAToa.

Specification otLette'rs Patent, I

Patented May 18, 1909.

' Application filed-J'uly- 27, 1908. Serial No. 445,536.

To-a'll whom it may concern: I v Be it known that I, BYRON S. AMEs, acitizen of the United States, residing at \Vil'liamsport, in the countyof Lv'comin and State of Pennsylvania, have invente certain new anduseful Improvements in Electric Animal-Exterminators; and I do declarethe following to be a full,- clear, and

- exact description of the invention,-such as v ment of parts as will bedescribed and ticularly'pointed out in the appended claims.

will enable others skilled in the art to-which it'appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to improvements in electric animal exterminators.

The object of the invention is to provide an exterminator of thischaracter, the parts of which are electrically separated and connectedto the terminals of -an electric circuit,

whereby when an animal steps upon said parts, the circuit will becompleted through its body, thus killing the animal.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangearln theaccompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of the exterminator,showing the operation of the same; Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view;andFig. 3 is a top plan view of the exterminator;

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the exterminator,which consists of a base portion, 2, formed of a suitable non-conductingmaterial and having arranged thereon a series of short supporting posts,3, which are also preferably formed .of non-conducting material and areadapted to support an intermedlate section, 4, which is formed of metalhaving good conducting qualities. The intermediate section, 4, may

be of any suitable shape, but is preferably of hollow semi-ellipsoidalform, the upper surface of which is cut out, to form a concavity, 5. v

In the concavity, 5, and supported upon a central post or standard, 6,is an upper section, '7, the edges of which are spaced from the adjacentedges of the concavity formed in the section, 4, and is preferablyelectrically separated from said portion by a space in which may beinserted a strip of-in sulation or non-conducting material, 8. The lowerend of the post, 6, is fastened in the base, 2, and hasarranged on itsupper enda' head, 9, having a supporting flange, 10, with which thesection, 7, is engaged. Above the thereof.

flange, 9, is a baitcup, or receptacle, 11, which projects through andabove the upper section, 7, and is adapted to contain a suitable bait ordecoy.

To the 0st, 6, near its lower end, is secured aj bmding post, 12, towhich is con-- nected the end of one of the conducting wires, 13, of anelectric circuit, the other wire 14' of said circuit being connected toa.

binding post, 15, secured to one side of the 4 and the outer section 7are included in the electric circuit and form the terminals In theoperation of the device, the animal is attracted to the exterminator bythebait or decoy in the cup, 11, on the upper section, 7, and in aneflort to reach the bait, climbs upon the exterminator until theforefeet touch the upper section, 7, and the hind feet engage theintermediate section, 4, at which iintermedlate section, 4, wherebysaidsection time the electric circuit, of which said sections form theterminals, will becompleted through the body of the animal, which willimmediately be electrocuted,thus providing for the humane andinstantaneous killing of the animals.

An exterminator constructed as hereii'r shown and described, when set orswitched into a suitable electric circuit, will always be ready fordestroying any animals coming into contact therewith, and requires noattention either-for resetting or for the re moval of the animalsdestroyed, as the shape of the exterminator is such that the animalsafter being electrocuted, will fall off of the same.

From the. foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing,

and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departingfrom the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the inventionas defined in the appended claims. r

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters-Patent, is:

1. An electric animal exterminator comprising a body portion inclineddownwardly in all directions from the center and formed in sectionsinsulated from each other, said J sections forming the terminals of anelectric circuit, and means-for supporting a decoy at the highest partof said body portion.

'2. In an electric animal exterminator, a base, a hollowsemi-ellipsoidal body portion supported thereon and forming one terminalof an electric circuit, said body portion having formed therein anopening, an outer curved portion arranged in said opening and havingconnected thereto the other terminal of said circuit, and an insulatingstrip between said body portion and said outer portion whereby saidparts are electrically separated. I v

3. Inan electric animal exterminator, a base, a series of supportingposts arranged on said base, an inner semi-ellipsoidal body portionforming a contact piece or terminal of an electric circuit and supportedby said base, a central supporting anged head on said standard, an outercontact portion arranged in -the upper end of said inner portion and outof contact therewith and form-- -1ng the other terminal of the electriccircuit,

and a bait receptacle on the flanged head of .said post, and projectingabove said outer contact portion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

BYRON S. AMES. Witnesses Y W; B. Wooonurr, K THRYN Curr.

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